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<title>How To REALLY Finish Your Book</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:08:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ have finishing on the brain these days. I just finished a large project with another close to completion. I'm also working on urging clients to finish reviewing and editing their own manuscripts so they can move on to the publishing process. But I reached a new level of thinking about this while listening to a recording of performance coach Lee Milteer where she talked about finishing. ]]></description>
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<title>Book Marketing - When the Stats Don't Apply to You</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:03:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Americans are reading less. That's the conclusion of a recent study by the National Endowment for the Arts. It's a follow up to an NEA survey that found an increasing number of adult Americans were not even reading one book a year. This information can be depressing, especially if you've been spending all your precious time writing a book. Are you creating something that no one will ever read? Not necessarily. If you have crafted your book and planned your marketing properly, these statistics will NOT apply to you! ]]></description>
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<title>The Rise of Self Publishing</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:25:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The amazing changes in printing technology has made it possible for self published books to be produced with a level of quality that can rival that of books done by traditional publishers. In the past the look and feel of a self published book was the telltale sign that it wasn't a "normal" book. The design (of both text and cover) was often poor and the paper sometimes badly cut. These days print on demand companies can offer similar, if not the same, technology used by traditional publishers and they can do it without requiring print runs of thousands of copies that often ended up unsold in authors' garages and basements.]]></description>
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<title>How to Write a Book They'll Want</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What's the biggest fear of a self-published author? Having a garage or basement chock full of unsold books. These days, of course, print-on-demand keeps that from actually happening--there's no reason to print up thousands of copies in advance, but the spectre still exists in the mind's eye: "What if no one wants my book?" ]]></description>
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<title>How to Cultivate a Good Habit</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:11:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It happens every year and still it takes me by surprise - the conclusion of the Tour de France. I wake up the morning after and feel the distinct void of having no reason to turn on the television. I'm always amazed at how watching the tour quickly becomes a part of my life, so much so that it's a shock when I stop doing it.
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<title>How to Make Money With Your Book</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:07:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing, publishing and marketing a book can be a tremendous investment of time and money--so much so that many aspiring authors won't embark on the journey until it's clear they will get something (preferably dollars) out of it. Trouble is, they don't know how to make money with a book beyond the traditional model of "sell book, get paid a royalty". Royalties can be slim pickings, sometimes just 7 percent of the book's retail price. If you're looking to make more you'll have to think of your book as not just a book--you'll have to have a bigger picture in mind.
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<title>Creating Your Writer's Presence on the Web</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:21:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A few years ago having a website was a nice little feature to have for your business or to keep your family and friends up to date. But these days, especially in the book business, having a smart website is a necessity. The site has to do many things: get you known, get your subject known, get people to buy your book on the subject.]]></description>
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<title>What Goes In is What Comes Out In Your Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:26:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Think about this: when you're at your desk working, what you're writing is not just what's coming out of your head at that given moment. It's an amalgam of all you have experienced, felt, touched and smelled. You are drawing on the well of your life experience. Notes choreographer Twyla Tharp in her excellent book, The Creative Habit, "Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them." ]]></description>
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<title>Getting Published: When to Pay and When You Don't</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:02:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How much should you pay to get your book published? I know this question is confusing because I once led a teleclass where a student asked me four times how much I paid to get my novel published. I said, "Nothing!", but the answer didn't make sense to her.]]></description>
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<title>Comments &amp; Criticism: What To Do With Them</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:49:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As you progress with your book project and begin to discuss it with others who may or may not have read pages from your manuscript, you'll surely get comments or criticism on your plot, characters, writing style, etc. Some of the comments may make you want to gnash your teeth (what do they know anyway??!) but others might make you go "Hmmm-" What you do next depends on how the comment makes you feel and how well you know your work. 
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<title>Your Next Big Idea: Where You'll Find It</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:57:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I've been traveling for the holidays and most recently I visited with family in Ohio. At one crowded gathering my 9-year-old nephew Bryan, who has already been recognized in the local press for his writing talents, pulled me aside and said, "Aunt Sophfronia, I haven't been writing. I don't have any ideas for new stories. What do I do?"
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<title>The Sound of Your Book</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:48:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In his Entertainment Weekly column Stephen King recently extolled the virtues of the audiobook. I agreed with his take, especially the stressing that most writing is, after all, about story-TELLING. But it's interesting to me how many writers go about their work without considering how their words will sound as spoken words. We're so used to reading silently in our heads and, of course, that's what most of our readers will do. But thinking about how your book will sound is an important key to ensure that you're writing well. Usually if it sounds good, it is good. Here are a few things to consider...
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<title>How to Stand Up For Your Story</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On a recent flight to Los Angeles I sat next to a businessman who described his wife's love of writing. But she held back from writing the stories she really wanted to write for fear of offending her family. He wanted to know how he could encourage her to follow through. "Would your wife defend a child if she saw one being abused?" I asked him. "Oh yes, absolutely," he replied. "She loves children, she would do it without thinking." "Okay," I said. "I would ask her to stand up for her stories the same way." Suddenly he was basking in the glow of his personal light bulb moment. "Of course!"
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<title>Keeping Ideas Alive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When I was writing my first novel there came a moment when I found another idea for a book. It was in a story I'd read in The New York Times about a Japanese family. That was a big moment for me. I could see immediately how I could turn the story into a novel. I knew what themes I wanted to explore, and the message I wanted to express through the telling of the story. ]]></description>
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<title>The Power of the Press Release</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:57:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last week I had an experience with press releases that totally blew me away. My husband, a middle school teacher who also happens to be a musician premiering in an Off-Broadway show at the end of the month, asked for my help with a press release. The show's organizers had hired a publicist to handle New York City press, but he wanted to get some stories in some of the Connecticut papers as well. I said no problem! I wrote a press release telling the story of a teacher setting a great example for his kids and how he's going to have a great "What I Did Last Summer" report to give in the fall.]]></description>
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<title>Pitching to the News</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:47:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Okay, Floyd Landis just won the Tour de France. Now your race is just beginning: Ready? Set. GO! Now begins the race to pitch books and news items having to do with Floyd Landis, hip disease, Mennonites, perserverance, leadership. If you watched any news over the day or so after the race, you saw the stories yourself. I'm willing to bet the book bidding is well underway.
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<title>How to Choose the Best Agent For You</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:05:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently I've had a few writers seek me out for consultation because they were dealing with the fortunate mishap of having more than one agent interested in their work. That may sound fantastic if you haven't been able to get anything other than single sheet rejections in your mailbox, but these writers found themselves feeling like the dog chasing cars who finally caught one! What to do now?
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<title>To Be or Not To Be-Self-Published</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:28:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I've heard a lot about what writers have to say about the publishing process--and many are disappointed. Usually it's because they had certain expectations that were not met. Whether they knew it or not, there was no way those expectations were going to be met because of the way they chose to have their books published. The way to avoid such disappointment is to be clear about what you want and to make sure you're pursuing an avenue, whether it be self-publishing or traditional publishing, that will get those needs met.
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<title>How to Structure Your Non-Fiction Book</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:11:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You have a non-fiction book in mind. You know it's going to be great and it'll help a lot of people. But you also have mountains and mountains of material-so much good information! So much excellent research! How do you organize it all to create a powerful book? ]]></description>
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<title>Anthologies: Your Shortcut to Getting Published</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:54:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What do you get when you mix a handful of writers, a hot topic and a snazzy title? You get an anthology--and one of the more popular form of books being published today.]]></description>
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<title>Secrets of BookExpo America 2006</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 06:31:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here's what I've discovered in perusing the coverage of this year's BookExpo America: all is NOT doom and gloom in the publishing industry! ]]></description>
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<title>Writing A Fast First Draft</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 05:33:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When my work is going too slowly I know exactly what the problem is: my internal editor is switched "on", and I'm trying to write too perfectly. In other words, I'm editing as I write. Once I switch that baby off, though, I'm flying. It's a good trick for you to learn as well because writing a fast first draft may be the key to finishing your book! Here's why:]]></description>
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<title>Developing Your Writing Habit</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:03:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I had my first book and my first baby in the same year. Not great planning, I know, but it just turned out that way. Now I'm nearing the two year mark and reflecting on what I've lost and what I've managed to get back after absorbing the inevitable changes that come from having a child. I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight, that's good. I'm exercising and practicing yoga again, that's good. I'm writing again. Is that good? Well, yes and no.]]></description>
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<title>When The Writing Gets Tough</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2006 12:25:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently I was the guest "speaker" in a chatroom discussion at WritersChatroom.com and we talked a bit about why it's important to be clear about why you're writing. We talked about having a plan for your book, not unlike a business plan, where you outline the marketing of your book and the results you want from having published a book. Having such a plan and being clear on what you want will help improve the outcome of your book. But it does something else as well: it helps you continue writing when the going gets tough.
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<title>When Does Genre Matter?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 19:16:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thinking about genre is one of those places where writers can get stuck. They don't submit their manuscripts, or worse, they don't finish them because they feel the story "just doesn't fit" with any particular genre. If you think this way, then you're missing out. Genres can be limiting but they can also make your job easier if you understand them and how you can use them to help sell your book. Here are a few points to keep in mind.
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<title>How to Build Your Author's Platform From Scratch</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:26:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Platform. These days it's the magic word in publishing. When a publisher wants to buy, they're not just buying your book or your idea, they're buying you and the many ways you reach people. Some new authors focus solely on writing their books, thinking they can work on their platform after the book is published. Unfortunately, the business doesn't work that way. You can't wait to sell your book to build a platform, because the platform is what helps sell your book. So get started now, even if you're still in the writing stage. Here's how you do it. 
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<title>Building a Rock Solid Query Letter</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:47:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently I reviewed a client's query letter. It was a hard working query letter, detailing the marketing prospects for the book, her own glowing credentials and the contacts she possessed that would help her publicize the book. But she left out one teeny weeny thing: she didn't say what her book was about! I used to think query letters were relatively easy, but now I realize that a query has to do so many things that it's easy to forget essential elements. Since the letter is your first step in putting your book's best foot forward, you don't want that to happen. So here's a simple rundown on what goes into a solid query letter. 
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<title>What You Can Learn from Dr. Phil About Writing Non-Fiction Books</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:35:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even if your career doesn't involve being a full-time writer, being the author of a book can be a huge boon for you. Our society holds authors in such high regard that anyone who has written one is seen as knowledgeable, self-disciplined and special. A book can help your business or career by making you more visible and sought-after for your expertise.]]></description>
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<title>Using Quotations: When You Need Permission</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:00:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First of all, here's my disclaimer. I'm not a lawyer. The following is based on my own research and, as you'll see, every situation is different. That's why the use of quotes can be confusing. I do hope, however, that this can help you to make better decisions when preparing your own manuscripts or other creative projects.
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<title>How to Cultivate Greatness in Your Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:24:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's a television commercial, I believe it's for E-trade, that talks about how nobody wants to be an ordinary...fill in the blank. Supposedly we aspire to be better. Nobody wants to be an ordinary athlete, nobody wants to be an ordinary investor. A photo of Hemingway flashes across the screen and it says "nobody wants to be an ordinary writer". That made me pause. I wasn't so sure about that.
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<title>A Quick Start Guide to Writing Your Memoir</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:40:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I've learned that when a person starts thinking about telling their life story, they tend to overthink it. They get caught up in worrying about things such as what others will think and who would publish it. ]]></description>
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<title>A Quick Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:34:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Selling your book will be ten times easier as soon as you can accept this one, think-out-of-the-box strategy: your book doesn't have to be inside a bricks-and-mortar store to sell copies. Too many self-published authors get caught up in trying to figure out how to get distribution which will get their book into big box stores such as Borders and Barnes & Noble. The process can be expensive and daunting.]]></description>
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<title>Putting the Critics in Their Place</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:18:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I once read that if you were a writer, it wasn't enough to just write. "You must publish what you write" was the given advice. I believe that's true and it's great advice. But when you do that, you have to know at least three things are going to happen:]]></description>
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<title>Submitting Your Manuscript: Getting Started</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:51:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am often asked "Do you know of a publisher who would be interested in my book?" There's no easy way to answer this question. You see, according to the PMA Newsletter, there are over 86,000 publishers in existence (http://parapub.com/statistics). It would be impossible to know what each one is looking for at any given time. However you do know that you're not going to submit your manuscript or book proposal to 86,000 publishers. It would be a waste of your time and money. To improve your chances in the submission process, you have to do your homework. Here are a few tips so your research will be most effective: 
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<title>Your First Steps to Becoming a Writer</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:20:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What's the first step to becoming a writer? You'd think it would be "write", but it's not. In speaking to other writers and from what I know of my own journey to becoming a writer, I've come to realize that the biggest obstacle for new writers is that they don't think of themselves as writers.]]></description>
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<title>Can You Afford to Publish Your Book?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:40:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Money blinds. It's as simple as that. Aspiring authors ask about the money issue all the time, in varying forms, (How much does it cost to publish? How much will I get paid in royalties?, etc.) but they can't see beyond that issue to think about the thing that will truly decide the money question. And here it is: 

What Do You Want From Your Book? ]]></description>
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<title>What Aspiring Authors Can Learn From the 2005 Publishing Year</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:06:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA['Tis the season for evaluating the year gone by! Over the next few weeks you'll see plenty of articles summing up the successes and failures in industries all across the board: television, movies, automobiles, retail. It's no different for the publishing industry. Already the New York Times has run an article examining publishing's good, bad and ugly decisions of 2005. There are many tidbits here and there in Publishers Weekly as well. While the overall message can seem daunting for an aspiring author (sales down, even some celebrity books didn't do well), there are a few choice nuggets you can pluck from the dust and use to energize your publishing process for 2006.
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<title>Getting a Publisher &amp; Getting What You Want</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:15:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the basic scenario of book publishing, a writer finishes a book and then finds an agent who helps sell the book to a publisher. When someone asks, "How do I find a publisher?" they're often looking for the details of this scenario. But let's backtrack a little. The answer to this question has to do with what you as a writer want out of the publishing process as well as what the publisher wants. It's best to be as clear as possible on both counts. Here are a few things to consider.
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<title>Building an Awesome Audience for Your Book</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 07:22:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I got lucky. The month that I sold my novel was the same month that I started my newsletter, Living the Dream, for my coaching business. I had no idea that as my list of subscribers grew I would have a great platform from which to launch the book 18 months later. Thanks to that list, I was pre-selling my book long before it hit store shelves. 
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<title>How to Make Your Writing Meaningful</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 07:12:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing a book is a huge endeavor. It means someone has decided to dedicate a certain amount of time to putting words on paper. But so many people don't finish what they start. Maybe they've run out of ideas. Maybe they lost interest. Maybe they got hopelessly stuck. However I believe the core of all these issues lies in one thing: the writer doesn't know why he or she is writing in the first place]]></description>
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<title>How to Think Through Writer's Block</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In his book, On Writing, Stephen King says, "We are talking about tools and carpentry, about words and style... but as we move along, you'd do well to remember that we are also talking about magic." ]]></description>
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<title>Using &quot;Tipping Point&quot; Concepts to Market Your Book</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 06:03:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how trends get started? As much as we'd like to think that all trends are Madison Avenue creations propagated by the media, many times a movement is sparked by the action of a few. ]]></description>
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<title>Effective Networking for Writers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:17:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA['Tis the season for conferences and seminars! Many of my friends have all been conference-hopping in recent weeks and we've been discussing how fruitful these gatherings can be when you can make great and lasting contacts. But how do you come away with something more substantial than a stack of business cards? Here are a few tips to keep in mind.
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<title>What Bruce Springsteen Taught Me About Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:15:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album Born to Run. Columbia Records is celebrating by re-releasing the disc with lots of audio and video goodies including interview material of Bruce discussing the writing of this seminal work.]]></description>
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<title>How to Read When You're Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:48:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many writers say it: "I don't read when I'm writing". They think it will contaminate their voice, that whatever style they're reading will somehow seep into their work and it really won't be theirs. That's only a problem if you're writing a 21st-century urban romance and last night's reading of Pride and Prejudice has you making your characters sound like they're in an English drawing room and not a Miami nightclub!
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<title>How to Get a Reporter's Attention for Your Book</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:16:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reporters are busy people. On any given day they are fielding dozens of phone calls, making calls of their own, reading stacks of newspapers and magazines and rushing to meet deadlines. So how do you break through all the noise to get a reporter or an editor on the phone to listen to your pitch?
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<title>3 Low Cost Ways to Meet Agents &amp; Editors</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:12:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These days it's common knowledge that it's hard to meet an agent or an editor through an unsolicited mailing. They are more likely to pay attention to a submission coming from someone they have met in person. To that end, writers flock to conferences so they can get some face time with real live agents and editors. And that's great.]]></description>
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<title>Journaling Your Book to Completion</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:48:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On any given day, how many people, events, problems, projects, family issues, things to remember and appointments are running through your mind? A LOT, right? If you're writing a book, you have to add on top of that a whole other world of characters, events, settings, plots, (if you're writing fiction) or stories, bullet points, theories and rhetoric (if you're writing non-fiction). How do you keep track of it all?
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<title>Book Proposals 101: What Publishers Want</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lots of writers like to talk about writing books. You hear very few talking about writing book proposals. Maybe that's why it's easy to forget that a strong book proposal is the first step togetting a great deal for your non-fiction book. It's where you make the big pitch and tell the editor everything that's going to make him or her want to buy.
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<title>Copyright: The 4 Can't Miss Keys</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:37:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You should copyright your writing before you send it out, but the process isn't as difficult as you might think. Also, registering your copyright will give you certain benefits if you ever find yourself in court. This article tells you how easily you can copyright your work...]]></description>
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<title>All You Need to Know About Agents</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:06:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The eagerness to have the validation of a literary agent often pushes writers to make poor decisions. With some thinking, solid preparation and research it is possible to hook up with an agent and have a satisfying relationship with him or her. Here are five crucial points to help you with the process.]]></description>
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<title>How to Get Your Book Reviewed in Magazines</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:02:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you get your book noticed, let alone reviewed, when it is just one among stacks of books in an editor's office? Here are a few tips to help you map out a winning strategy...]]></description>
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